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"When you start seeing people standing up for their rights and being heard, it becomes contagious", she said.

Speaking about pay, she said: "If actors ask such inflated fees it will leave nothing for actresses".

Salma Hayek attends Kering Women in Motion photocall at Cannes.

While he was producing the 2002 film "Frida", in which Hayek starred, Weinstein insisted that she add an unscripted sex scene with another woman, complete with full-frontal nudity.

In the wake of the scandals that have followed Weinstein's downfall, Hayek said men in Hollywood "are terrified" and that "predators are hiding".

"Time's up. You had a good run but it is time now to be generous with the actresses", she said.

Hayek's talk is one of several events during the world's most famous film festival highlighting the treatment of women in the industry. "Because men have the opportunity to rethink what it means to be a man, and this comes with a lot of freedom".

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